I've always wanted a proper Japanese steel chef or santoku knife! I have the Kitchen Aid Japanese Steel knives but I don't know anything about their metal. But as I've been using carbon steel more and more I've grown an affinity for the material and now I really want a proper Japanese high carbon steel kitchen knife. Kitchen knives have a very high carbon content making them capable of holding a seriously sharp edge and retain it for a long time. Figure skate blades have a lower carbon content which allows them to take more impact and blunt instead of just snapping or chipping. If a figure skate blade was made out of the same metal as a Japanese knife it would likely break after some decently heavy jumps. I believe most sword reproductions are made of a medium-high carbon content steel similar to skate blades for this same reason; edge retention and durability. But the 1050 and 1075 carbon steels still make for wonderful kitchen knives!Thank you for your review @kolyadafan2002 !
So far, no positive reviews of this blade here.
Japanese stainless steel knives (cooking knives) are famous worldwide and quite expensive as well, but I wonder if the material gives the same quality/performance for skating blades?